Garment-hanger.



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GARMENT HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 13. 191k Patented Mar. 26, 1918.

KATE A. MOORSHEAD, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

GARMENT-HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 26, 1918.

Application filed September 13, 1917. Serial No. 191,115.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, KATE A. MoonsHEAD, a citizen of the United States of America, a resident of Chicago, in the county of Cook, State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment-Hangers, of which the following is a full, clear,

. and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

My invention relates to garment hangers and the object of my invention is to produce agarment hanger of light and inexpensive material which will serve as a support for ladies waists and other garments andbe readily packed flat among or between articles of clothing, so that when traveling there is no liability of wrinkling or injuring adjacent apparel.

hanger as itappears'when suspended to support a garment.

Fig. II is a longitudinal section through the hanger. t

Fig. III is a bottom plan view of the hanger, partly broken out.

A designates the wing members which are preferably composed of stiff inner pieces 1 of cardboard or other sheet material, and cloth outer pieces or sheaths 2. These sheaths 2 are joined along their adjacent inner edges for the production of the flexible hinge a.

Each wing member has attached to it the inner end of one of a pair of hanger straps B, the outer free ends of which are joined together by a button or clasp 5, forming a loop whereby the hanger may be readily ap-' plied to a rod, pole or other convenient support. 7 Adjacent the hinge a is provided a resiliwing members downward. The resilient con nec'tion C is preferably composed of strips 3 of metal, whalebone or other suitable material, the strips being inclosed by covering at secured to the under faces of the wing members A.

It is evident that when the hanger is in service the straps B will so support the wing members that a garment placed thereover will be suspended in a very satisfactory manner in that the front and back of the garment will be spaced by the shape of the wing members in an airing position. When not in service the straps B may be unclasped and laid flat on the wing members A, whereby the hanger becomes a fiat object occupying a minimum of space and adapted to be placedbetween garments without wrinkling or injuring them.

It will be observed that metal parts, excepting the button or clasp and the perfectly flat reinforcing strips 3, are dispensed with. I-Ieretofore, in producing hangers of this type, which contemplates horizontal wing members when in service, metallic hinges, rods, etc, have been considered indispensable, and their presence has been attended with discomfort and injury to the adjacent garments when packed and unpacking.

I claim:

A garment hanger comprising flat wing members composed of stiff inner sheet material and sheaths therefor joined along their adjacent inner edges to form a flexible hinge, hanger straps each having one end attached to a wing member and the other end provided with one member of a separable fastener, and a flat incased resilient stiffening connection bridging the flexible hinge and held to adjacent parts of the wing members by being indirectly secured thereto through its casing.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I hereunto affix my signature.

KATE A. MOORSHEAD.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0. 

